Blowin' in the Window

by Dave Aronson

This one was inspired by someone posting one verse of such a song in the Fidonet Filk Echo (otherwise known as rec.music.filk), starting of course with the classic woodchuck question, and telling people to run with it. The tune is obvious.

How much pee could a people pull
If a people could pull any pee?
How many cows could a coworker ork
If a coworker could ork any cows?
Yes and how much dough could Windows win
If Windows could win any dough?
The answer, my pal, floats in the Grand Canal,
The answer floats in the Grand Canal.

How many cons could a conductor duct
If a conductor could duct any cons?
How many pros could a programmer gram
If a programmer could gram any pros?
Yes and how many knees could a hackney hack,
If a hackney could hack any knees?
The answer, you schnook, is not in any book,
The answer is not in any book.

How many disks could a diskette have et
If a diskette could have et any disks?
How many cards could a cardboard board
If a cardboard could board any cards?
Yes and how much wind could a windbreaker break
If a windbreaker could break any wind?
The answer, you fool, is never taught in school,
The answer is never taught in school.

How many strongs could an Armstrong arm,
If an Armstrong could arm any strongs?
How many Dems could a modem mow,
If a modem could mow any Dems?
Yes and how many tellies could a telephone phone,
If a telephone could phone any tellies?
The answer, you nut, will bite you on the butt,
The answer will bite you on the butt.

How many Os could Play-Doh have played,
If Play-Doh could play any Os?
How many fins could a muffin muff,
If a muffin could muff any fins?
Yes and how many bows could a Rambo ram,
If a Rambo could ram any bows?
The answer, my buddy, will make your eyes turn bloody,
The answer will make your eyes turn bloody.

How many Lollies could a lollipop pop
If a lollipop could pop any Lollies?
How many bullets could a bulletin tin
If a bulletin could tin any bullets?
Yes and how many cabbies could a cabinet net
If a cabinet could net any cabbies?
The answer, you nerd, is one you've never heard,
The answer is one you've never heard.

How many minis would a Miniscribe scribe
If a Miniscribe could scribe any minis?
How many worms would a WORM drive drive
If a WORM drive could drive any worms?
Yes and how many mothers would a motherboard board
If a motherboard could board any mothers?
The answer, my frien', is ERROR #10,
The answer is ERROR #10.

(For the musically impaired, the tune is Blowin' in the Wind, by Bob Dylan (nee Zimmerman).)